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We Are On The Cusp Of This Time Where I Can Say, "i Speak As A Citizen Of The World" Without Others Saying, "god, What A Nut."

I'm All For Experimenting With Sortition - Randomly Selected Representative Bodies Of Citizens. But I Don't Favor Direct Democracy. We're Busy. We Have Lives. There Is Reddit. Who Has Time To Work Out The Right Answer To The Thousand Policy Choices A Gov't Must Make All The Time?

Monopolies Are Not Justified By Theory; They Should Be Permitted Only When Justified By Facts. If There Is No Solid Basis For Extending A Certain Monopoly Protection, Then We Should Not Extend That Protection. This Does Not Mean That Every Copyright Must Prove Its Value Initially. That Would Be A Far Too Cumbersome System Of Control. But It Does Mean That Every System Or Category Of Copyright Or Patent Should Prove Its Worth. Before The Monopoly Should Be Permitted, There Must Be Reason To Believe It Will Do Some Good -- For Society, And Not Just For Monopoly Holders.

The Popular Choice Is Not Elected As President.

The Current Term Of Protection For Software Is The Life Of An Author Plus 70 Years, Or, If It's Work-for-hire, A Total Of 95 Years. This Is A Bastardization Of The Constitution's Requirement That Copyright Be For "limited Times."